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Mets Post Game: Mets 3, Marlins 2

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis went 3 for 5 with a triple and a walk-off RBI single. 
  2. Jon Niese went 7 innings, let up 4 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.
  3. Justin Turner had a 14 pitch walk to tie the game in the 9th. 

I was at school, however looking a the ball-strike ratio and the other numbers, NIese looked like he was in complete control and had only a few minor hiccups throughout the game. 

That at-bat by Turner was the best at-bat that I have seen in a long time. He didn’t swing at any bad pitches and made Bell beat himself. 

Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been so good since he came up. He knows how to hit and doesn’t try to overuse his abilities.

Grade for the Game: A-

Mets Post Game: Mets 5, Marlins 1

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. David Wright went 1 for 3 with a two run homer that made him the Mets all time leader in RBIs.
  2. R.A. Dickey went 7 innings, let up 3 hits, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts. 
  3. Lucas Duda went 2 for 4 with an RBI single. 

Congrats to David. He deserved the Mets all time RBI lead. It came after a Reyes throw prolonged the inning so it was even sweeter. 

R.A. Dickey had an incredible knuckleball tonight. You can’t take his last start as a gauge for how he is due to the rain. He is the one pitcher who I don’t want to see pitching in the rain. 

Duda is really starting to find his swing hitting the ball hard every at-bat. He could have had 3 hits, however he had one robbed.

The bullpen has looked great. Every single pitcher does there job each night.

Grade for the Game: A 

Mets Post Game: Mets 6, Braves 1

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Dillon Gee pitched great tonight going 7 innings, let up 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts.
  2. Ike Davis hit a huge 3 run homer to give the Mets the lead off Hanson.
  3. Jason Bay robbed a homer from Jack Wilson, and hit one of his own in the 9th. 

Dillon Gee was spectacular tonight. I was most impressed when he was in a jam in the 7th. He is a change up pitcher, however he got two crucial outs on strikeouts with his fastball. The kid knows how to pitch. 

Ike seems to be getting his stride back as he hit his 2nd homer in as many games. Hanson threw him 5 straight curveballs in an at bat and Ike simply drove the 5th one out. 

Jason is no where close to back yet. However, he is getting out of constant booing. He plays a great left field and still has some pop. Hopefully this will continue. 

David Wright got on base twice for the 7th straight game, he has been on fire. 

Thats 2 more scoreless for the bullpen. Alderson has done well here. 

Everyone should just break their fingers…it helps apparently. 

Grade for the Game: A-

Mets Post Game: Mets 4, Nationals 3

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis went 1 for 3 with his first homer of his career.
  2. Daniel Murphy went 2 for 5 with a walk off RBI.
  3. Mike Pelfrey went 5 2/3 innings let up 10 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, and 8 strikeouts.

Mike Pelfrey looked way better that he did all of last year. His pitches had so much movement tonight and he had incredible velocity. There was one sinker he threw that was so good it was simply unfair. I am very pleased with this start from Pelfrey.

Daniel Murphy has so many haters but he is such a good player. He hits line drives and plays an adequate 2nd base.

Ruben Tejada has been a better leadoff hitter this year than Jose Reyes because of his at-bats. He has an amazing eye for the strike zone and has long turns at the plate.

I’m starting to worry about Ike Davis. Hopefully an off day tomorrow will do wonders.

The bullpen has been untouchable this year after an awful spring. Hopefully this can keep up.

Congrats to Kirk on the first career homer. I really like the player that he has a chance to become.

4-0 WOW. Lets Go Mets!!

Grade for the Game: B

Mets Post Game: Braves 7, Mets 5

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3 Standout Performances

  1. Lucas Duda went 2 for 4 with an opposite field homer. 
  2. Jordany Valdespin went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
  3. Parnell and Edgin had a scoreless inning each. 

Lucas Duda has had a phenomenal spring so far. He is hitting with power to all fields and running good counts. 

Valdespin looked fairly comfortable in center field today. His bat is not the question, the question is whether or not he can play center field. 

Bobby Parnell has been the 2nd biggest surprise of the spring for me. He has really looked like a pitcher, not a thrower. 

If I remember correctly, Wright wasn’t supposed to start today…I guess he feels THAT good and that is a good sign. 

Grade for the Game: B

Mets Post Game: Mets 6, Cardinals 6 F/10

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Ike Davis went 2 for 3 with a walk and a 3 run homer to the opposite field. 
  2. Lucas Duda had 2 hits including a long homer about 3/4 of the way off the batters eye in center field. 
  3. Mike Pelfrey went 6 innings, let up 8 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 0 walks and 2 strikeouts. 

Pelfrey was using some weird new delivery today. It wasn’t a complete change, he was just putting his hands over his head in the windup. If it works, I don’t care, but he needs to figure himself out. Pelfrey only threw his sinker today, thats it. It had some good velocity, but he threw maybe 10 breaking pitches all game. I understand he needs to get a feel for his pitches, but not to that extent. 

I was about to start a post on why Ike hadn’t homered yet this spring…oh well. 

Lucas Duda has amazing power to all fields. The one he hit today was at least 430 ft. 

Den Dekker has looked great defensively in center field. He is so comfortable out there. 

Grade for the Game: B-

Mets Post Game: Mets 8, Astros 2

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. R.A. Dickey had the best day on the mound as a Met so far this spring. He gave up 1 hit over 6 1/3 innings, walked 3, and struck out 4. He did not allow a hit until the 6th inning of play. 
  2. Ruben Tejada hit a long homer today. 
  3. Omar Quintanilla hit a 3 run double to put this game out of reach. 

I was watching Tejada hitting balls in BP last week and he was killing the ball. He was hitting balls like the homer he hit all through his BP session. He is much stronger than he was last year. 

R.A. Dickey was sensational today. There is no other way to put it. Simply sensational. He could have gone 9 if this was a regular season game. 

Vinny Rottino has caught fire these last few days. He could be a good back up player in triple A in case someone goes down. 

Grade for the Game: A

Mets Post Game: Mets 2, Nationals 0

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3 Standout Performances

  1. Lucas Duda had 2 hits including a double and a homer. 
  2. Dillon Gee went 5 2/3 innings, let up 3 hits, 1 walk, and struck out 4. 
  3. Ike Davis had an RBI hit today. 

Dillon Gee looked absolutely spectacular today. He worked his curveball well and threw his fastball inside to batters all day. He worked fast and look very composed getting many ground ball outs with his sinker. 

Lucas Duda hit a shot out of the opposite field. He has swung the bat great this spring and is poised for a breakout season. 

Ike Davis seemed to get on a better track getting an RBI hit today.

Frank Francisco’s velocity is still down which bothers me.

Grade for the Game: B+

Mets Post Game: Cardinals 7, Mets 1

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Mike Pelfrey after his warmups today.

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Dan Murphy went 2 for 4. 
  2. Acosta and Parnell pitched 2 scoreless innings. 
  3. Ike Davis did not have a hit, but made 2 spectacular defensive plays. 

I was at the game today, Mike Pelfrey looked awful. I was watching his bullpen, and his sinker had absolutely no movement. It showed to with his 2 homers given up. I am VERY concerned with Mike Pelfrey this season. 

Juan Lagares made a great diving catch right next to my seats. It was one of the coolest things I have ever witnessed. He is a great athlete. 

Daniel Murphy is a pure hitter. 

Ike Davis has an incredibly high baseball IQ. He saw the runner going to 3rd base and made an incredible play that would only appeal to people who truly understand the game. 

Grade for the Game: C

Mets Post Game: Cardinals 6, Mets 5

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Chris Schwinden went 6 innings let up 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts.
  2. Willie Harris went 3 for 4 with his 2nd home run of the season.
  3. Josh Satin got his first career RBIs with a 2 run double.

Chris Schwinden got into bad luck tonight. He deserved his first career win with his outing today but, I guess the stars were just not alligned for him tonight. Don’t worry however, he did get his first career hit.

Congrats to Josh Satin on his first career RBIs. Hopefully he can form to become a quality run producer.

Although he was tagged with the loss tonight, I still love Daniel Herrera but I don’t know why.

Grade for the Game: B